Waiting on Wednesday 06/29/22
Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme that first originated at Breaking the Spine but has since linked up with “Can’t Wait Wednesday” at Wishful Endings now that the original creator is unable to host it anymore. Either way, this fun feature is a chance to showcase the upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on!
Mogsy’s Pick
Across the Sand by Hugh Howey (October 4, 2022 by Harper Voyager)
Remember Hugh Howey and Wool? It’s been six years since he wrote his last novel, which was Sand, and this one takes place in the same world but supposedly can be read as a standalone. It’s been so long, I think it would be quite exciting to read something by the author again!
“The first original novel from author Hugh Howey in six years, Across the Sand takes us back to the world of Sand, to a far future many generations after a disaster has destroyed civilization as we know it, where four siblings struggle to build their futures amid the harsh wastes of endless desert.
The old world is buried. A new one has been forged atop the shifting dunes, a land of howling wind and infernal sand.
In this barren home, siblings Conner, Rob, Palmer and Violet daily carve out a future. They live in the shadow of their father and oldest sister, Vic, two of the greatest sand divers ever to comb the desert’s depths. But these branches of their family tree are long gone, disappeared into the wastes beyond, leaving the younger siblings scratching in the dust, hopeful for a better life.
On the other side of No Man’s Land, Anya was born beside the abundant mines knowing her prospects would be to marry, have a family, and work in ore, in service to the Empire of the East. But when an atomic bomb delivered by a stranger destroys most of her town–murdering all her friends and community–she follows her father to a strange land of dunes to bring vengeance to their enemies.“
The BiblioSanctum 
Ohhh sounds interesting
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Ooh nice! That’s a new to me one! Hope you enjoy it once you get to read it!
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Have a GREAT day!
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Wool is the only Hugh Howley book I’ve read, so I would be curious to read this too!
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I think wool may be the only book by him I’ve read too.
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I’ve always meant to get ’round to reading Wool, I hear good things.
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It was pretty brilliant, iirc. That’s a big reason I want to try this one!
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Sounds great. Haven’t read this author but I love the sound of the post apocalyptic world. Desert scapes always get me. 🙂
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Same, kind of wish there were more desert books!
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I recall reading about Wool when it came out but I’ve yet to read anything by Howey.
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Wool was pretty good, makes me optimistic for this one!
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I’ve also been eyeballing this one. Would like to read more by this author and was really excited when I saw this on the GR shelves.
Lynn 😀
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